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July 13, 1948. M. J. MANDELBAUM MATTRESS TURNER Filed Sept. 28, 1946INVENTOR Patented July 13,

UNITED STATE 7 This invention relates to beds.

of this invention A principal object Application September 28,1946,Serial No. 700,113

is to provide a device to facilitate the reversal from side jtosideor'from end to end of a mattress of an ordinary well-known bed.

Other objects and advantageswill appear as the description of theparticular physical embodiment, selected to illustrate the inventionprogresses and the novel larly pointed out in In describing the featureswill be particuthe appended claims. invention in detail andtheparticular physical embodiment selected to'illus- 'trate theinvention, accompanying drawing thereon, in which like characters ofreference reference will be had to the and the several views designatelike parts throughout the several views,

and in which: f Fig. 1- is'a perspective invention applied to thereof;Fig; 2 is plane indicated by in the direction of the a cross the line II-'-II of Fig. I, viewed arrows at the ends of the View of a bed with mythe mattress and spring sectional view on the line and with certainparts shown in an operated position; Fig. 3 is a tional view on theplane indicated by theline viewed in the direction of the line; Fig, 4is aperspec III-III f Fig. 1,

arrows at the ends of the tive view illustrating the fragmentary crosssecposition of the parts of my invention when a mattress is being turnedend for'end; Fig. 5 is a a mattress pivot pin used is a fragmentary sideelevational view of.

in my invention; Fig. 6

side elevational view showin a mattress band and a special boretherethrough used in my invention; Fig.

'lis a perspective view of 'a pivot supporting mattress clasp'usedin myinvention. l designates.

an ordinarybedstead and 2 designatesarr ordinary and well-known form ofspring of the so-called box form resting in place bedstead as is usual.

For-the-purposes of m sary to have having one leaf thereof on the yinvention it is necesa device simulating an ordinary hinge secured tothe spring structure 2.. In my preferred form I employtwo hinges 3 and4. Each leaves, one leaf appropriate manner preferred form, as shown thepintle of an ordinary ,by a wire 6 which may pass hinge has, inffect,';two 5 is attached in any suitable or to the box spring 2. In-myin cross section in Fig. 3, hinge is substituted around the sides andpositioned on 6 Claims, (01. 55-323) "box spring covering-the leaf 5 andbeing attached "thereto in anysuitable or appropriate manner as bysewing.

The other projections as leaves of the springs are preferably 8depending from a complete metal band 9 passing around both sides and theends of the mattress. This metalband 9 is apertured in substantially thecenter of both sides and at 'both endsand at each of these aperturesthere is a pin, as liLshown in detail in Fig. 5. Each of these pivotpins has an enlarged head as at i l,' a reduced shank as at 12, andpassing through a throughbore I3 in the band 9 is then enlarged as at Mto form a hand grip. The collar 30 is the shank 12 of the pin ID. Thiscollarfjust fits within the through orifice iii of the band 9. Betweenthe end of the collar 30 and the shoulder i5 which serves to keep is thecompression spring l8 pin ill in the outward left hand position withinthe mattress as'shown particularlyin Fig. 5.= This is accomplished'byslotting theshank [2 as at 3| and passing through the slot and thecollar 30 the" cross pin ll. This two ends of the spring and may bedrawn tightly enough so asto remain in place, and act as "a pintle forboth hinges 3 and 4, .One of the leaves ,,5' of each. hinge V ispreferably hidden within. the l interior of thespring'2. thet'opcoveringl of the 'thelhand grip the pin against the spring Hifrom sothat bygrasping the hand grip M the slot 20 and then the pin is pivoted bymeans as 2|; and then headed.

just below the end pivots through the band 9, as

- Fig.1, but if the hand tab the-inside surfaces of IQ, so that bygraspin l0 may be withdrawn I the orifice in theclasping member 21 andthe mattress 25, but the crosspin bears against the band 9 as at I8 andspring will normally keep the enlarged end II in place'in the claspingmember 21 in the mattress 25. The band 9 is formed not only with thethrough bore l3 but also with a through slot 20 which extends both belowand above the bore l3 pin l0 may bring the cross pin ll in line with 10,together with its associated parts, may be withdrawn entirely. At eachend of the band 9 another through bore isformed in the band as at 2| andthe eX- treme end of a somewhat U-shaped member 22 of a member .23passed through the through bore,

be rotated to through its end and 22 is preferably pivoted of themattress passing shown in Fig, 4 and also in Fig. 2. This U-shapedmember is of such dimensions thatwhen the mattressis in place on the boxspring, as shown in Fig. 1, it'will lie close toand parallel to-the band9, as-well shown in 24 is grasped and the mattress lifted on hinges}and-4. the U-shaped member'22, which- I will call a stiff leg or ele-TheU-sh'aped member vatedmattr'ess supporamay be moved, into theposition as shown by Fig-4,

resting on the spring iWhat'I V Letters Patent of the United States is:l. A"device'for facilitating thereversal of a 3 2" and will support themattress 25 at an angle to the box spring 2, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4.When the mattress is in the position, as shown by Figs. 2 and 4, it maybe readily reversed either Fig. 4 I have shown the end pivots ID asbeing withdrawn and then the mattress 25 may be pivoted upon the sidepivots l0 so as to be reversed end for end,

In order to best support the mattress when piv:

otin on the pins ill, I provide a strengthenin mattress, in combination:band passing around both sides and both ends of a mattress, a. hingeconnecting the band with a box spring; said band orificed at fourplaces, one at one end, one at the other end, one at one side and one atthe other side; pivot pins passing through the orifices in the band andinto the mattress whereby the mattress may be pivoted for reversal uponeach pair of oppositely lying pins; a mattress clasping memberclaspin'gl the mattress at the location of each of the orifices in theband, the said clasping member formed with an orifice through which apivot i pin may pass; means to hold the band and "mattress in liftedposition so that it is free to means such as a resilient metal claspingmember,

27. One of these is positioned at each of the ipointstwhere-a pin entersthe mattress, as clearly shown in Fig 3, and designated 2'1.Theseniattress pin supports may be attached to the mattress by anyappropriate means, but I prefer to make-them of somewhat springy metaland have the endsras 225: and 29" spring over the top and bottomof themattress and so be self-retaining in 7 place. 0

.It will beeunderstood from the foregoing de- 7 scriptionthat I haveprovided a means whereby an: ordinarymattress may be manipulated by avery frail woman so as to be reversed side for side and end for end Itis further to be observed that when the mattress is in the elevatedposition as shown in Fig.4 it can; be very much better aired than in theflat position as shown in Fig. 1. In: addition when themattress is inthe elevated position it maybe used as a support for the sheets andblankets during theairing process. Sheets and blanketswhen thus exposedare much better aired and, furthermore, it is not necessary to drape.them on chairs and over furniture and drag themalonga dusty fioor sothat they will keep cleanmuch longer.

. It, is contemplated that box springs and accompanying mattress may beequipped with my invention. merely. by'supplying the necessary. new

parts. These'are. allsuch that they may be readily attached to existingsprings and mattresses. .Oneleaf; of the springs 3, and-4 may be readilyinserted in a slitin the covering of. an existing mattress .and the wireb may. then be passed through, asa pintle, and around thev existingmattress .to hold thehingesin place. The band 9, together with thestifileg 2 2, may .be applied to. the existin mattress merely byplacing fourof the clamp mattress pin supports 21 on the mattressigat the apropriate place sothatit is possible .ior. owners of existing boxsprings ,and mattresses toegnipthemwithtmy invention. v Although-I haveillustrated and described the hinges 3 and 4 as having one part integralwith band 9, it is to be understood, that I do not meantqthereby-exclude a, two leaf hinge, one leaf of the form selected ismerely illustrative anddoes l p iexhaustthe possible physicalembodiments of the .ideaof means underlying. my invention.

claim as new and desire-ito secure by which is integral with 9 butattached thereto, nor do, Lintend to exclude the use of one hingeonly atthe side of the mattress.

,neverthelessI desire to haveit understood that turn.:

2. A device for facilitating the reversal of a mattress, in'combinationra mattress provided -with an orifice in each of its ends and in each oftheotherleaf of the h'inge being inserted within the'box spring ;a wiresurrounding the box spring andpassing through and acting as a pintle forthe hinge; a somewhat. U -shaped Imember lying parallel to the saidbandalong' a part of. each end and along oneside of the, mattress, meanspivotally connecting. the free ends. of the. U-shaped member to thebandat each end thereof whereby the mattress may be lifted pivoting ontheh'inges andbe supported in raised position by the-U- shaped. memberresting against the box spring; pivotpinspassingthrough the band andthrough clasping member and into the mattress at each of the orifices inthemattress; means for resilmattress and means for'with'drawing .thepins at will fromthe orifices in the. mattress and from the orifices inthe mattress clasping members whereby,'when the mattress has beenelevated by turning on the hinges and while supportedby the U-member, ap'air'of oppositely disposed pins may be. withdrawn and the mattress maybe reversed side-for side or end for end whilepivoting' on the remainingpins.

3.. A device for, facilitating. the reversal of a mattress, incombination: a mattress .provided with an "orifice therein; a resilientclaspirigmember bearing against the top and the bottom of the mattressand extending over the edge thereo fand formed with an orificealigningwith the orifice in the mattress; a band surrounding the orificein the band communicating with the orifice; pivot pins having anenlarged head atone end, areducedshank and ahand-grip atthe otheren'dpassing through-orifices in the band-said pivotfpins each having across; pin passing through the reduced shank; a spring-between theenlarged head of-the pin and the'band -on each of the pins whereby apiri may b withdrawn from 'an p me; the mattress a claspingymemjber bygrasping the hand grip and pulling outwardly andwhereby the cross [pinonia pin will pass through the said slot and. up0n 'be'ingf rotatedwith" thep'in," will rest'against the suriaceofithe band preventing itfrom moving inwardly into the 5. A device for facilitating the reversalof a mattress, in combination: means adapted for attaching the mattressto a box spring whereby it may be pivoted thereon on one edge thereof; aframe surrounding the mattress; means detachably connected to the frameand mattress whereby the mattress may be pivoted in the frame so as tobe reversed end for end or side for side; and means for supporting theframe in proper position while the mattress is being reversed.

6. A device for facilitating the reversal of a mattress, in combination;a mattress; a frame surrounding the mattress on both sides and bothends; a stiff leg pivoted to the frame; hinge means attached to a boxspring and to the said frame whereby the mattress and frame may beraised ivoting on the hinges and supported in elevated position by thestiff leg resting against the box spring and pivot pins supported by theframe and passing into the mattress, one on each end and one on eachside; means for resiliently pressing the pivot pins into the mattressand means for facilitating manual withdrawal of the pins from themattress whereby the mattress may be raised, pivoting on one edgeremaining surported by a stiff leg resting on the box spring and then apair of opposite pivot pins may be withdrawn from the mattress and themattress pivoted on the remaining pins so that it may be reversed endfor end or side for side.

MOSES JOSEPH MANDELBAUM.

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